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Dunno if the owner of the site will read this, but here's a tip. Don't show a full screen overlay telling me how my visit would be better with cookies enabled.

by geuis 13y ago

Dunno if the owner of the site will read this, but here's a tip. Don't show a full screen overlay telling me how my visit would be better with cookies enabled. 1) I have cookies enabled. 2) The Eurpoean law is daft, but since you feel you must comply do it in a more user friendly way.

webjprgm 13y ago
Is there a nice JS lib to detect and put up an unobtrusive hover-over popup in the bottom corner or something? Would that satisfy Euro law?
- onli 13y ago
  > Would that satisfy Euro law? Note that this doesn't exist. Only local law could force sites to implement this, and afaik only the UK had a defunct specification of something like that they did'nt even follow for government pages. So, just the usual law craze. > Is there a nice JS lib to detect and put up an unobtrusive hover-over popup in the bottom corner or something? Well, I don't know if this is nice enough as I didn't use it, but it looks ok: http://sitebeam.net/cookieconsent/ http://sitebeam.net/cookieconsent/
danso 13y ago
Hmm, maybe the overlay changed since you posted (11 minutes ago), but all I see is a sticky-slim footer with the cookie mention. I've always liked how rockpapershotgun.com does it...it also uses a sticky-slim footer, but the text reads: "Rock Paper Shotgun uses cookies. For some reason we are now obliged to notify you of this fact. Not that you care"
- manuletroll 13y ago
  I had the same full-screen thing on mobile; on the desktop it's indeed as you described.
hhariri 13y ago
I know. I don't agree with it much either and I found this least intrusive (wasn't aware of issue on mobile). If I can find a better solution, will change. Thanks.
- username223 13y ago
  In what way would my reading that blog post have been a better experience for me with your tracking cookies?
- geuis 13y ago
  Sorry if that came across as negative. I like to help point out UI problems from time to time but I think it comes across as criticism sometimes.

by geuis 13y ago

webjprgm 13y ago

Is there a nice JS lib to detect and put up an unobtrusive hover-over popup in the bottom corner or something? Would that satisfy Euro law?

onli 13y ago
> Would that satisfy Euro law? Note that this doesn't exist. Only local law could force sites to implement this, and afaik only the UK had a defunct specification of something like that they did'nt even follow for government pages. So, just the usual law craze. > Is there a nice JS lib to detect and put up an unobtrusive hover-over popup in the bottom corner or something? Well, I don't know if this is nice enough as I didn't use it, but it looks ok: http://sitebeam.net/cookieconsent/ http://sitebeam.net/cookieconsent/

danso 13y ago

Hmm, maybe the overlay changed since you posted (11 minutes ago), but all I see is a sticky-slim footer with the cookie mention. I've always liked how rockpapershotgun.com does it...it also uses a sticky-slim footer, but the text reads: "Rock Paper Shotgun uses cookies. For some reason we are now obliged to notify you of this fact. Not that you care"

manuletroll 13y ago
I had the same full-screen thing on mobile; on the desktop it's indeed as you described.

hhariri 13y ago

I know. I don't agree with it much either and I found this least intrusive (wasn't aware of issue on mobile). If I can find a better solution, will change. Thanks.

username223 13y ago
In what way would my reading that blog post have been a better experience for me with your tracking cookies?
geuis 13y ago
Sorry if that came across as negative. I like to help point out UI problems from time to time but I think it comes across as criticism sometimes.